Game of skill



Oct; 7 1924..

F. GOLDBACH GAME 0F SKILL Filed June 20. 192 s I 2 Sheets-$11501. 1

75a: G'aZdbae/a LJNITED Patented Oct. 7, 1924.

FRITZ GOLDBAGH, 0J5 DEAD MOOSE LAKE SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

GAME OF SKILL.

Application filed June 20, 1923. Serial No. 646,599.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ GoLDBAoH, a citizen of Canada, residing at Dead Moose Lake, in the Province of Saskatchewan and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games of Skill, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a game that can be played by any number of players, and the main object of the invention is to construct the device so that a great amount of skill will have to be used for successfully playing the game.

The device is built in the form of a stand, preferably representing some animal and is furnished with a track or guide, upon which a ball or any other small object is made to run actuated by the swinging of the arms of the figure. The arms are actuated by the manipulation of the treadles representing feet and the track is interrupted about its middle. The object is to press the treadles down sufficiently to make the ball barely reach the gap in the track and leave the same. If too great a force is used the ball will pass over the gap and down the other side of the track, but if too little force is used, the ball will return to the hand that threw it.

The device may also be built with an uninterrupted track, in which case the ball will pass from end to end thereof, imitating the throwing of a ball over the head of the figure and back again.- In this case, the device is more of the character ofa toy and the treadles may then beoperated by a revolving shaft either. by hand or by motor.

In the accompanying drawings, two em bodiments of the'invention have been illustrated; and' Figure 1 is a perspective view of the de vice showingthe preferred form of the invention with an interrupted track,

Figure 2 is a vertical section along line 22 of Figure 1;

' Figure 3 is a vertical section along line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a similar view to Figure 3 representing a modified form of the invention; and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical section along line 55 of Figure 4.

In. the drawings, reference numeral 10 represents a stand provided with a chamber I 11 extending through the greater part ofthe up and down around the spindle '13.

stand and intended to house the mechanical movement of the device. In this case, the stand represents a bear standing on his hind legs and provided with front legs or arms 12 hinged on spindles 13 in the body or stand 10. The arms 12 slits 14 in thestand so as to be ableto swing The arms have short inwardly projecting levers 14, each carrying a pivot pin 15, upon which is suspended a connecting rod 16 reaching downwardly in the chamber 11 and connecting with'the treadles or feet 17 at about a central point thereof. These feet 17 are project through side a pivoted on other spindles 18 on the stand,

as best seen inFigure 2. It will accordingly be possible to raise each arm independently by pressing down the corresponding foot or treadle 17 when a pull is communicated through the link 16 and lever 14c to. the arm 12.

A'piece of wire 19 is securely mounted in the stand 10 and provides a circular guide or track for a small ball 20 or any other object such as a bottle or disk which has an aperture engaging over the wire or track 19. At

21 an interruption or gap is formed on the wire, of a width slightly more than the diameter of the ball 20 so that the-ballmay fall down from the track when reaching this gap. The arms 12 are-preferably furnished with fingers 23 engaging on both sides of the track 19 in order not to leave the track when they are swung and to make sure engagement with. the ball 2O. I

At the top of the head of the bear or stand .10 is formed a pocket 24: directly under the gap 21 and intended to catch a falling ball. I This pocket terminates with a passage 25 opening downwardly into the mouth of the figure, and over the, nose of the same is preferably hung a basket or other receptacle 26, into which the ball,

reaches the gap 21 and does not have inertiato pass from one end of the wire be needed and the head may ing upwards, and the ball 36 is to the other at the gap, but will fall down into the pocket 24- and be delivered into the basket 26. If too much pressure is used, the ball will. pass the gap and fall down along the other half of the track 19 until stopped by th arm on that side of the figure. it too little forceis used, the ball will not reach the gap 21, but return to the arm 12 that threw it. For each ball that is collected. in the basket 26, a point is counted, and the game is to get the greatest number of balls into the basket with as few depressions of the treadles 17 as possible,

In order to be able to count the strokes or depressions of th treadles 1'7, a siren actuated .by an air bag 28 compressedby thetreadle L7, may be furnished at the bottom of the stand, 7 7

Referring, now, particularly to Figures l and 5 where a stand 30, similar to the one already described, is indicated, this stand has, however, a closed track 31 of a circular wire secured as at 32 in the stand. The arms are here pivoted on the spindles 3ft as already described and the fingers engage-the track, upon which the ball 36 is intended to travel. The arms 83 have inward extensions 37 carrying pins 38 for links 39 which, however, in this case extend through the bottom 40 of the stand into a small box or pedestal a l, upon which the stand is mounted. The ends of the links 39 carry abutment members or lined treadles 4L2, and in front oithese abutn'ients is mounted a revoluble shaft as carried in suitable hearings in the box 421. n this shait are secured wings or vanes ret situated in the path of the abutm ents 4:). so that when the shaftr is revolved, the wings it will alternately contact and depress the abutments 42 on the right and left links 39. The shaft 43 carries on the outside of the box, an operating handle 45 and this may be arrangedto turned by any suitable motor instead of by hand. ll l'icn the device is constructed as a toy, as shown in Figures 4: and 5, the pocket 24 and passage 25,111 the head of the figure will, of course, not M be preferably made solid instead. In this form of the device,the latter constitutes a plaything so that when the shaft 43 is turned, thearms 33 alternate in movthrown around the track 31irom one arm to 'the other aslong as the shaft i3 is revolved. It is evident that this device may be built in dilierentsizes. For instance, a small size suitable to place on the table could be operated by the players fingers,

while a somewhat larger stand may require the use ottheplayers whole hand. stand representing a full grown bear, may also be constructed in accordance with the arms, means for actuating A full size subject matter of this invention, 'to be erected on the ground and'to be operated by the players foot. in this case, of course, the ball or object to be thrown from hand to hand would be constructed larger and heavier so that a great deal of force would have to be exerted to raise the ball and throw it over the top of the figures head. In the latter case, the device may be constructed oi metal or wood, but for the smaller sizes, celluloid, papier-mach, or any other suitable material may be used. I

it is not necessary to have the throw about as indicated in arms might be started 'rom horizontal position to about L5 upwards, particularly for the larger size figures, and for the device constructed as a game with the interrupted track.

Having thus described what is claimed as new is: p i

1. A toy comprising a stancharms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extreme ends of said arms siidably engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track andheid by gravity in contact with the arms, and means for actuating said arms to start said member along said track.

2. A toy comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extreme ends of said'arms slidably engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the arms, and means for actuating said. arms to start said men'iber along said track, said 'trackhaving a'gap at a substantially medial point permitting said member to leave the guide.

A game of skill comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arc'uate track on the stand, elements'on the extreme ends of said arms slida-bly engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the said arms to start said member along said track, said track the invention,

havin a a at a substantiall medial oint D ID permitting said member to leave thetrack,

and said stand being provided with a pocket in jruitaposition with said gap.

4. A game of skill comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extremeends of said arms slidably engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the arms, and means for actuating said arms to start said mei' means including treadles pivoted'on said stand and positive connections between said arms and said treadles.

5. A game of skill comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extreme ends her along said track, said Figure 1, but the lOil of said arms slidably engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the arms, means for actuating said arms to start said member along said track, said track having a gap at a substantially medial point permitting said member to leave the track, and said means including treadles pivoted on said stand and positive connections between said arms and said treadles.

6. A game of skill comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extreme ends of said arms slidably engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the arms, means for actuating said arms to start said member along said track, said track having a gap at a substantially medial point permitting said member to leave the track, said stand being provided with a pocket in juxtaposition with said gap, and said means including treadles pivoted on said stand and positive connections between said arms and said treadles.

7. A game of skill comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extreme ends of said arms slidably engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the arms, and means for actuating said arms to start said member along said track, said means including treadles and positive connections between said treadles and said arms.

8. A toy comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extreme ends of said arms slidably engaging said track, a movable of said arms slidably engaging said track,

a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the arms, means for actuating said arms to start said member along said track, said means including treadles pivoted on said stand and positive connections between said arms and said treadles, a siren, and an air bag for the siren mounted in said stand injuxtaposition to said treadles and adapted to be actuated by the movement of said treadles.

10. A, game of skill comprising a stand, arms pivoted in the stand, an arcuate track on the stand, elements on the extreme ends of said arms slidably engaging said track, a movable member associated with said track and held by gravity in contact with the arms, means for actuating said arms to start said member along saidtrack, said means including treadles and positive connections between said treadles and said arms, a siren, and an air bag for the siren mounted in said stand in juxtaposition to said treadles and adapted to be actuated by the movement of said treadles.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRITZ GOLDBAOH. [L. s.] 

